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1200
Fourth-Degree Interpolation
Editorial
algebra
polynomials
interpolation
Let
P
(
x
)
P(x)
P
(
x
)
be a polynomial of degree 4 such that
P
(
1
)
=
1
P(1) = 1
P
(
1
)
=
1
,
P
(
2
)
=
2
P(2) = 2
P
(
2
)
=
2
,
P
(
3
)
=
3
P(3) = 3
P
(
3
)
=
3
,
P
(
4
)
=
4
P(4) = 4
P
(
4
)
=
4
, and
P
(
5
)
=
15
P(5) = 15
P
(
5
)
=
15
. What is the value of
P
(
6
)
P(6)
P
(
6
)
?
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